Posted September 22, 2010 by Jason at 1:01 pm · Filed under New Releases
The Points North have just released a new song called “We Have Opened Up!”. Recorded partially in the band’s hometown of Jamaica Pain and partially in Maine, this love song to the band’s New England community is their catchiest and most endearing yet! Stream it below or download the song from the release page.
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Posted August 28, 2010 by Matt at 4:32 pm · Filed under Music News (general), New Releases, Promising Artists
Really feeling this new artist off of Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label.
Check out his myspace, or check out his tune called “Army of Fear” right here…
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Posted August 20, 2010 by Matt at 8:00 pm · Filed under New Releases, Promising Artists
Heard this song the other day, thought it was awesome, hope you like it too. Definitely great for a summers day (don’t let the picture fool you).
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The band is called Breathe Owl Breathe, Check out their myspace.
Posted July 21, 2010 by Jason at 6:06 pm · Filed under New Releases, Upcoming Shows
Check out this awesome summer anthem from Streight Angular. A significant detour from their previous songs, “Alright!” is a yearning dance-punk-new-wave-rock track with a lot of heart. You can listen to the whole EP, which is due out on Friday, at their Bandcamp page.
Also, don’t miss their EP release show this Friday at the House of Blues front room. They’ll be playing with The Woodrow Wilsons and Night Fruit. The show is at 9pm and is FREE! What more could you want, honestly?
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Upcoming shows
8/6 Tavern At the End of the World
8/20 Cantab Lounge
8/26 Precinct
9/3 Church
9/17 Grinding Tapes House
Posted May 26, 2010 by Matt at 11:44 pm · Filed under DIY, Film, Local Art, Lost Classics, Music News (general), New Releases, Promising Artists, Upcoming Shows
Our good friend and yours Elijah Wyman just got done working in the studio with Scott Solter, and we’re very proud of the results…
Particularly this one…
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“Small Towns” brings Elijah’s tiny mtns project to that next level. With the help of Scott’s studio wizardry (he has helped such artists as Jon Vanderslice and the Mountain Goats in the past), we find tiny mtns probably a mile further down the road of pop songwriting and sound quality than he has ever been before. With a taste of raggae, a heart connected to the average man, and rhythm that will stick with you for weeks and weeks, Elijah has found his new voice.
We really hope you enjoy it.
And while you’re at it… Why not check out this video by “In The Car Media“, friends of Grinding Tapes who are currently at work on a Dreamtigers video (goosebumps). This was their submission into this year’s Boston 48 Hour Film Festival:
In The Green (48 Hour Film Project 2010) from IN THE CAR MEDIA on Vimeo.
The video is still in the running for awards from the annual film festival. But besides being a very well made film, it prominently features tiny mtns’ “Small Towns” during the credits.
Posted May 12, 2010 by Jason at 8:00 am · Filed under Local Art, New Releases
We just finished printing the CD jackets for the Grinding Tapes Mp3 Subscription! The design is classic GT and was intended to look quite a bit like our long-out-of-print first promo disc. We only made 50 copies of this CD, but there are still a few available on the subscription page. We’ll also be awarding copies for our favorite mix swap submissions, so check that out, too!
Here’s the track list:
1. The Woodrow Wilsons: Anthropomorphics (live at CHURCH in Boston, MA 6/24/2009)
2. tiny mtns: Pretzel Teeth (live at The Attik in Peabody, MA 8/24/2009)
3. Dreamtigers: Settlement (acoustic version live at The Attik in Peabody, MA 8/24/2009)
4. The Points North: New England Daughters (Live on WMBR 11/23/2009)
5. Manners: Knives (live at The Middle East in Boston, MA 8/23/2009)
6. Elijah Ebenezer Wyman: Fantastic Lovers (live on WMFO 11/29/2006)
7. Mr. Sister: Santa Baby (live at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA 12/18/2008)
8. The Points North: Auld Lang Syne (live at the Red Door in Portsmouth, NH 12/12/2009)
9. Elijah Ebenezer Wyman: Kitten’s First Christmas (live at the Vault in Salem, MA 12/1/2007)
10. Dreamtigers: Water and Smoke (live at The Red Door in Portsmouth, NH 12/12/2010)
11. The Points North: Whale Song (demo, January 2008)
12. Laura Smith (of The Woodrow Wilsons): Bloodstains (home recording)
13. Elijah Wyman: Rocks or Ankles (pre-Butterfly Needles home recording 2006-2007)
14. Saint Joe Hazelwood: Moth & Wool (live at Eastern Nazarene University in Quincy, MA 9/4/2006)
15. Manners: Breath of Your Heart (live at The Middle East in Boston, MA 8/23/2009)
16. Sylphid: A.05.01.09 (outtake)
17. The Woodrow Wilsons: Dormancy (Freedom or Decomposition Songs outtake)
18. Hello Shark: Still Warm After the Storm (outtake recorded at Grinding Tapes House)
19. The Points North: Recycling Song (kalimba and bass version recorded at Grinding Tapes House)
And, for your enjoyment, here are three rarities from the subscription CD:
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Posted May 5, 2010 by Matt at 1:00 pm · Filed under General, Music News (general), New Releases
One thing that has me excited lately is the prospect of new music from Damien Jurado.
Damien has been one of my favorite artists for a very long time. A couple of years ago it was a real treat to get to see Elijah open for him at Gordon College.
His new record is going to be called Saint Bartlet and he is currently posting a song a week on his myspace in preporation for the new release. Another exciting element is that the record is produced by Richard Swift in his National Freedom Studio. (I covered Swift a little while ago in my Lost Classics series) Apparently Damien and Richard played everything on the record themselves, so there is a little bit of that funky old time Swift flavor in the online single “Arkansas” here:
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Posted April 23, 2010 by Matt at 10:44 am · Filed under New Releases, Promising Artists
Fergus and Geronimo is a great new act that has released a hand full of singles in the last year. They’re supposedly going to be in Boston on June 10th 2010, although the details are still to be announced.
Enjoy this tune and maybe you’ll be as anxious for their full length as I am.
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Posted March 4, 2010 by Jason at 8:00 am · Filed under New Releases, Promising Artists
StreightAngular have been relentlessly touring around New England for the last few years, but they finally just came out with their debut full-length this summer. The new album is called After and Before was was released on Polk Records.
StreightAngular bring to mind the silliness and pop-sensibility of the Pixies, the nosiness of Sonic Youth, and the brutal intensity of early punk. My very favorite song of their is called “Empathetic Environmentalist”, which was included on After and Before, but will also be featured on their upcoming live album, Station Identification. Check out this sneak preview of the live version, recorded on air at WUML.
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Posted February 26, 2010 by Matt at 3:18 pm · Filed under New Releases, Promising Artists
Looking for some 60s style pop to brighten up your weekday?
Look no further than Gigi’s “Maintenant” from the excellent Tomlab Records. This album has all sorts of big pop sounds to brighten up your mood.
Check it out!
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